What are knowledge organisers?

Knowledge organisers are a summary of the key facts and essential knowledge that pupils need about a unit of work or a curriculum subject. They contain all the information broken down into easily digestible chunks.

It is also important to state what a knowledge organiser is not: Knowledge organisers are not a curriculum. It’s best to think of them as tools to help the children.

Who uses knowledge organisers?

Knowledge organisers can be a valuable tool for both children, staff and parents. Our class teachers create the knowledge organisers, to set out their expectations of what pupils should learn about a topic and to clarify their thinking about what is important.

Subject leaders look at a series of knowledge organisers to check for progression and continuity both within and across curriculum subjects and to ensure standards and expectations for learning are being implemented.

Pupils will review, revise and quiz themselves using their knowledge organisers.

Finally, knowledge organisers are a really clear and easy to understand way for parents to be more aware of what their children are learning at primary school and thus to support them.